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Security Bulletin: IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data v4.8.5 is affected by a arbitrary code execution in OpenSSH server [CVE-2024-6387]

Security Bulletin


Summary

IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data v4.8.5 is affected by arbitrary code execution in OpenSSH server, caused by a signal handler race condition [CVE-2024-6387]. Open SSH is a component of a glibc library that is included in our Speech Service Runtimes, but not actively used. A hotfix has been created which addresses this latant issue. Please read the details for remediation below.

Vulnerability Details

CVEID:   CVE-2024-6387
DESCRIPTION:   OpenSSH could allow a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the system, caused by a signal handler race condition. By sending a specially crafted request, an attacker could exploit this vulnerability to execute arbitrary code with root privileges on glibc-based Linux systems.
CVSS Base score: 8.1
CVSS Temporal Score: See: https://exchange.xforce.ibmcloud.com/vulnerabilities/296064 for the current score.
CVSS Vector: (CVSS:3.0/AV:N/AC:H/PR:N/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:H/A:H)

Affected Products and Versions

Affected Product(s)Version(s)
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data4.8.5

 

Remediation/Fixes

Product(s)Version(s)
Remediation/Fix/Instructions
IBM Watson Speech Services Cartridge for IBM Cloud Pak for Data4.8.5The hotfix applies to version 4.8.5 and can be installed by running the command line interface command below, which will apply a new Speech Services Runtime image:


The hotfix should be applied from the client workstation that Cloud Pak for Data was installed from. For details on how to set up a client workstation see: https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.8.x?topic=installing-setting-up-client-workstation.

The hotfix command requires the same environment variables used in the installation or upgrade to be configured. To re-configure them, refer to https://www.ibm.com/docs/en/cloud-paks/cp-data/4.8.x?topic=information-setting-up-installation-environment-variables

Hotfix Command:
cpd-cli manage update-cr --cpd_instance_ns=${PROJECT_CPD_INST_OPERANDS } --component=watson_speech --patch="{\"image_digests\":{\"stt_runtime_chuck\":\"sha256:d8a00125fc2fba8e1fa516e97c6de40fc4d6dddd5b2b41ca649f0c6465b11984\",\"tts_runtime_chuck\":\"sha256:d8a00125fc2fba8e1fa516e97c6de40fc4d6dddd5b2b41ca649f0c6465b11984\",\"am_patcher_chuck\":\"sha256:d8a00125fc2fba8e1fa516e97c6de40fc4d6dddd5b2b41ca649f0c6465b11984\"}}" 




Workarounds and Mitigations

None

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References

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Acknowledgement

Change History

23 Jul 2024: Initial Publication

*The CVSS Environment Score is customer environment specific and will ultimately impact the Overall CVSS Score. Customers can evaluate the impact of this vulnerability in their environments by accessing the links in the Reference section of this Security Bulletin.

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Document Location

Worldwide

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Document Information

Modified date:
23 July 2024

UID

ibm17161055